Building Reality through Stories: A Study in Narrative

My name is Noah Patterson, and this is my culminating portfolio for my Master of Arts in Rhetoric and Composition, earned at Florida State University.

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While this portfolio focuses on my interest in narrative studies, I have several other research interests that both complement and diverge from narrative theory: visual rhetorics, public writing, writing center and digital studio studies, critical race theory, queer theory, and more often inform my work. 

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I am also an experienced editor and designer with a demonstrated history in the fields of copywriting, copyediting, and graphic/document design composed in industry-standard software: Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop. I earned a graduate certificate in Editing and Publishing at FSU, and I have served as an editor and designer for several publications, including a masthead position at the Southeast Review . Finally, I'm developing my skills in languages such as HTML and CSS. You can usually find me exploring the local coffee scene, thrifting, and/or listening to music.